Trump team fears damage from racist rally remarks
Donald Trump and his allies are full of bravado over his chances of victory in the closing days of the 2024 campaign. But there are signs, publicly and privately, that the former president and his team are worried that their opponents’ descriptions of him as a racist and a fascist may be breaking through to segments of voters.
Is It COVID or the flu? New tests can check for both
Yet again this winter, millions of Americans will wonder if a nagging cough or body aches is a sign they’re coming down with COVID-19 or the flu. This time, they’ll have an expanded array of tools to get an answer without leaving the house.
Whether Harris or Trump wins, seeking asylum in the US may never be the same
WASHINGTON — For decades, granting political asylum has been part of the story that the United States has told about itself. As a Western democracy and a nation of immigrants, that national ethos goes, America has an obligation to offer safe harbor to people fleeing persecution in their home countries.
A pivotal choice: Trump vs. Harris on climate change
WASHINGTON — The window is closing for nations to reduce enough of the pollution that is heating the planet to avoid the most dangerous levels of climate change, according to scientists across the world. And the outcome of next week’s presidential election could determine whether the United States and other countries meet that challenge.
Lease extension for Hilo mainstay spurs debate
A business that has operated in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area for more than 65 years narrowly avoided its state lease expiring next month.
Hawaii campaign aims to prevent aquarium dumping in ocean
Trump and Harris scrap for Georgia as supporters brace for a photo finish
ATLANTA — Fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia were the difference between Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state and Donald Trump’s defeat. Apart from Arizona, there was no thinner margin in the nation.
Lange makes history at Ironman World Championship
KAILUA-KONA — German triathlete Patrick Lange was down, but never out.
Trump escalates threats as campaign enters dark final stretch
A campaign marked by Donald Trump’s apocalyptic extremes has turned even darker in its final days.
Training by foreign troops increasing in Hawaii at Army ranges
Hawaii is becoming an increasingly active training ground for militaries from around the Pacific and beyond. This month the Army ran an exercise that brought 900 foreign service members to the islands to train alongside 9,000 American troops.
Lili‘uokalani Trust plan moves forward: Nearly 70 acres of Kona land would be used for residential units, hotels
A plan by the Lili‘uokalani Trust to develop nearly 70 acres of land in Kailua-Kona into a mixed-use community moved forward this week, but is still a long way off.
Is Harris’ race or gender affecting her support? ‘It’s very complicated.’
Could racism or sexism be playing a role in this presidential campaign? Asked about the notion in an interview with NBC News earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris brushed it off. “I will never assume that anyone in our country should elect a leader based on their gender or their race,” she said.
Hawaii’s motorists are worst in the U.S., survey says
Chinese hackers are said to have targeted phones used by Trump and Vance
Chinese hackers targeted data from phones used by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, as part of what appears to be a wide-ranging intelligence-collection effort, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Hawaiian Airlines begins merger-related layoffs
Election officials face torrent of threats as Nov. 5 looms
WASHINGTON — With less than two weeks until Election Day, law enforcement officials are confronting a rising wave of threats to election workers and political activists in a presidential contest hurtling toward a bitterly contentious coda and a potentially unsettled aftermath.
Trump flirts with the ultimate tax cut
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has spent much of the presidential campaign brainstorming new, and sometimes untested, ways to cut taxes. In the election’s final stretch, he raised the possibility of going even further: eliminating income taxes entirely.
Changing the DNA of living things to fight climate change
With the push of a red button, a milky-colored liquid sprayed onto a load of corn seed at a warehouse in central Missouri. It was a hint of a revolution underway in U.S. agriculture, driven by a desire to combat climate change while still feeding and fueling the world.
Projected air seat declines underscore Hawaii tourism softening
Total trans-Pacific airline seats for Hawaii’s top U.S. market are projected to drop in November and December, with losses widening at the start of next year and remaining evident into April, according to Hawai‘i Visitors &Convention Bureau market data.
Biden to apologize for Indian boarding schools where hundreds of children died
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will formally apologize Friday for the role of the federal government in running boarding schools where thousands of Native American children faced abuse, neglect and the erasure of their tribal identities.
